“Elektra, I think we shouldn’t be too rash and aggressive with our plans, but we won’t go. down the low-end or lower-middle class route. Let’s keep the second phase of orders at a hundred thousand sets. We’re already going pretty fast with a phase each month. I don’t want our products to become a source of revenue for some scalpers, so the order quantity should be just appropriate enough.”
Following a month of interaction, Roxanne and Elektra became much closer. Elektra had also only met Roxanne and rarely interacted with Lucian. From that, it was clear that Elektra wanted to do well in her career.
“It’s still too little, Roxanne. Have you ever considered that a hundred thousand sets will be sold nationwide? Many people are eager to get their hands on our products. We’ve also conducted market research, and do you know how many buyers are waiting to purchase our stuff online? More than four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand of them! We need to at least double our amount, which is two hundred thousand sets. In terms of factories, we can expand a few more production lines while also hiring more workers at the same time.”
During this period, Elektra’s status within the Lane family had improved since she started the company with Roxanne.
Although two of the Lane family’s listed companies had no relevance to Roxanne’s company, their stock prices doubled shortly afterward.
Elektra truly enjoyed the perks of this investment. Even her parents stopped urging her to get married. Instead, they cared for her health and showered her with concern every day.
Meanwhile, the Lane family’s branch families began seeing Elektra as a beacon of hope to. prosper once again, while long-term investors with the Lane family also forecasted extremely profitable returns for them.
As a result of her current success, Elektra had almost forgotten about Christina’s existence. Christina had called Elektra several times, but the latter never picked up or found excuses to brush her off..
“All right, then. I never expected the market to be so eager about it. We hadn’t thought about it during the early stages, and we lacked the production capacity to do so.”
In the end, Roxanne agreed to listen to Elektra’s suggestion. After all, Elektra’s marketing strategies were much more mature than hers. Roxanne’s skills were still mainly focused on research. Feeling thrilled, Elektra nodded enthusiastically and began to inform Roxanne of more good news.
“The officials in Horington have been very helpful to us. Aside from giving us rapid approval for a commercial property site, they also provided us with a lot of tax breaks! Several foreign luxury brands have begun researching our products. They even hired headhunting agencies to lure our employees with lucrative salaries. This might be something you need to watch out for since each and every researcher in the research institute will be targeted by them.”
After that, Elektra gave another piece of news to Roxanne. “By the way, the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine requested an interview with you today. I wonder if you have time for the interview. If you don’t, I’ll just decline it on your behalf.”
After discussing with Elektra for more than an hour, Roxanne decided to turn down many activities. She just wanted to stay behind the scenes and focus on research and development.
When Roxanne got home, Lucian leaned over and tried to probe how many sets of the second issue had been produced.
“My dear wife, can’t you give your husband some special treatment? I only need two hundred sets. Just two hundred sets! My friends are driving me crazy!”
Hearing his somewhat childlike tone, Roxanne felt pleased and nodded in agreement. Lucian never expected that one day he would have to plead for bottles and jars. However, his wife’s company was indeed expanding at an alarming rate.
The company had only been established for a month. Even though there was only minimal investment, its market value had already reached twenty billion. With the constant launch of new products, the company was almost certain to reach a hundred billion in market value in no time.
Moreover, with the research institute, hospital, and pharmaceutical companies, Roxanne’s combined net worth was bound to exceed hundred billion. She would be a billionaire.
However, Roxanne did not care about her wealth. After all, her original intention was simply to ensure that the researchers did not have to live in poverty. Anyone who was well-versed in science and technology ought to be fairly compensated. Noticing that his wife looked a little tired, Lucian immediately started massaging her shoulders.
Later in the evening, Elias and Sonya came back from picking up the children from kindergarten. Both of them were fully devoted to the three little ones. They accompanied them to the kindergarten and picked them up daily.
The family enjoyed dinner together. Shortly after, Jonathan arrived. At this stage, his main task was to compete with Shawn’s company. There was no need for Lucian to personally take action.
After their last confrontation, Shawn’s trade expansion plan had been interrupted, and he had been forced to withdraw from Epea in disappointment.
Hence, he turned his attention to competing with Farwell Group for investment shares in the emerging Alendorian market. After giving Lucian a brief update, Jonathan was invited to join dinner.
Halfway through the meal, Jonathan suddenly stood up and slapped his head. “I almost forgot. I have to pick up Mdm. Xander from the hospital. Everyone, I won’t be staying for dinner anymore. I shall take my leave!”
Roxanne glanced at Lucian before standing up. “Can you believe that my best friend kept me in the dark? Did he say that Mdm. Xander can finally be discharged from the hospital? Lucian, let’s go pick her up together.”
Lucian nodded in agreement. Both of them then followed Jonathan to the hospital. Indeed, Madilyn had kept the matter from everyone. She knew that her best friend had been busy with her new company recently. It was sufficient to have Jonathan’s help..
During this time, she was somewhat surprised that Jonathan was very concerned about her mother’s illness. He had been looking for various supplements and medicinal foods to help her recover. And almost every two days, he would come to the hospital and spend time chatting with her mother.
Madilyn felt an indescribable sense of dependence in her heart. She knew this was not a good thing. After all, Jonathan might treat all his important friends the same way.
The woman was aware that Jonathan had been in frequent contact with Coralie lately. They frequently went out for meals together. Madilyn tried her best to avoid overthinking the complicated situation.
When Madilyn saw Roxanne and Lucian had also arrived, she happily ran up and hugged her best friend. Roxanne noticed that her friend had lost weight. and must be tired out from taking care of Lorraine.
Thankfully, Lorraine displayed encouraging signs of recuperation, and her previously gaunt appearance had also vanished. The weight that Madilyn lost had transferred to her mother.
“Congratulations on your discharge, Mdm. Xander. You should live in Horington from now on. The weather here is nice, and Madilyn can take care of you. I’m sure she will be more at ease!” Roxanne smiled and suggested to Lorraine.
Lorraine could not stop smiling and kept thanking Roxanne and Lucian. She nodded and agreed to settle down in Horington.
Roxanne and Madilyn were seated in the courtyard of the mansion gifted by the former to the latter, chatting casually on a clear night. Lorraine had already gone to bed, and Madilyn finally felt relieved. She looked as though she had finally found peace after surviving a catastrophe.
“Roxanne, to be honest, I’ve been avoiding it all along. I don’t want to get involved in relationships. I appear nonchalant and bold to give myself courage,” Madilyn said truthfully, revealing her innermost fears.
After all, with her family background, she had to endure countless rumors and gossip from a young age. She had slowly learned to become strong and optimistic.
“Madilyn, you and your mother did nothing wrong, so you don’t need to be afraid,” Roxanne comforted her friend. Madilyn smiled slightly.
She was deeply grateful to Roxanne for saving her mother, as only a doctor could understand the dangers involved. Even a renowned doctor in Chanaea might not have dared to do what she had done.
“What about Coralie? You said that she’s quite proactive. How do you even feel about Jonathan?” Roxanne probed.
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